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Romeo and Juliet Act II Review Questions
Act II, Scene i (p. 1020-1022)
1. Where does Romeo go after the party? (RL. 4 – level 1)
Act II, Scene ii (p. 1022-1028)
2. What an example of personification in Romeo’s lines on p. 1023? (Write it out.) (RL. 5 – level 2)
3. In lines 4-9 what does Romeo want the sun (as a metaphor for Juliet) to do? (RL. 4,3 – level 2)
4. Why? (Also consider his past experiences.) (RL. 4,3 – level 2)
5. What theme(s) does this point to? (RL. 4,2 – level 2)
6. What does Juliet, in her lines on the balcony (36-38 and 50-52) want Romeo to do? (RL. 4,3 – level 2)
7. Which theme(s) does this point to? (RL. 4,2 – level 2)
8. How does Juliet seem to feel about the feud? (include evidence from the text) (RL. 4,1 – level 2)
9. What is the significance of Romeo offering to be “new baptized” (line 54)? (RL. 2,4 – level 2)
10. What is the significance of line 67? (RL. 4,2 – level 2)
11. In lines 99-102, what is Juliet concerned about? (RL. 3,4 – level 2)
12. Why does Juliet NOT want Romeo to swear his love by the moon on line 116? (include the line# with
your answer) (RL. 2,3,4 – level 2)
13. Who brings up marriage first? (RL. 4 – level 1)
14. When Romeo leaves Juliet, where is he going? (RL. 4 – level 1)
Go through scene ii and find three references to light and/or dark and three instances of religious imagery.
(RL. 2,4 – level 1)
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Act II, Scene iii (p. 1029-1031)
22. Where is there an example of personification in Friar Laurence’s lines on p. 1029? (Write it out.) (RL. 1,4
– level 2)
23. Where does the love in a young man lie, according to Friar Laurence? (p. 1031) (RL. 4 – level 1)
24. Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry them? (RL. 2,3,4 – level 2)
Act II, Scene iv (p. 1032-1037)
25. What kind of letter was sent to Romeo? (RL. 4 – level 2)
Name three allusions Mercutio makes and explain them: (RL. 4,9 – level 2)
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29. Where is the marriage to take place? (RL. 4 – level 2)
30. What is to be Juliet’s excuse to go there? (In other words, how is she to get out of her house?) (RL. 4 –
level 2)
31. Describe the actions/events which are comic in this scene: (RL. 4 – level 2)
Act II, Scene v (p. 1038-1040)
32. Why is Juliet so upset when she finally sees the nurse? (RL. 3,4 – level 2)
Act II, Scene vi (p. 1040-1042)
33. How does Act II end? (RL. 4 – level 1)
34. How long have Romeo and Juliet known each other by the end of this scene? (RL. 4 – level 2)